On the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Hamel, when U.S. and Australian forces first worked together during World War I to take on German forces in Le Hamel, France, in 1918, the long-time partners joined forces again for Exercise Hamel in Shoalwater Bay, central Queensland, Australia, from June 18-July 1, 2018.

It was another busy year for U.S. Army-Pacific. The command participated in 36 joint, bilateral and multilateral exercises across the Pacific in 2017 and continued its initiatives toward developing multi-domain battle concepts and improving leader development.

Exercise Talisman Saber is the largest combined military exercise undertaken by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and provides invaluable experience to ADF personnel to improve combat training, readiness and interoperability, exposing participants to a wide spectrum of military capabilities and training experiences.

Vice President Mike Pence expressed his gratitude to U.S. Pacific Command, April 24, for its resolute leadership, and he thanked the multi-service troops at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu for their service.

The 94th Army Air and Missile Command continues to provide joint and combined theater air and missile defense in order to meet operations plan requirements and support the rebalance to the Indo-Asia-Pacific Region.